Commented 10 years ago2014-02-12 17:31:38 UTC
in journal: #8332Comment #42277
Glad to hear things went well, if rather slowly. Also did not know that there was such a... long and in-depth testing process to ensure the surgery worked. If Rim has a lucid moment in between takes of the stone meds, let him know Canada is supporting him as well!
Commented 10 years ago2014-02-06 21:26:13 UTC
in vault item: de_subwayComment #20478
The layout is really good for close-quarters, fast-paced matches. There are a few places where the lighting and detailing could have used a bit of work, but overall this is an excellent map!
Commented 10 years ago2014-02-06 11:57:27 UTC
in journal: #8329Comment #40106
I'm at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) for game design. It's a very new program (Hell, it's a very new school) in terms of the timeframe most universities use, but it's quite good.
Commented 10 years ago2014-01-12 13:30:52 UTC
in vault item: MISSION MCPOKERComment #20418
Even as its role as a satire/troll mod, this really does not deserve to be in the "Top Maps" section. Unfortunately, as much as I love satire, balance must be maintained. 1 Star.
Commented 10 years ago2013-12-08 04:20:09 UTC
in journal: #8300Comment #45880
Metro is more efficient for touch screen applications. It just shouldn't be used with a keyboard and mouse. Microsoft didn't give anyone the option because they wanted to sell more surface tablets.
And if they think they can or should do away with the keyboard and mouse control scheme, they have no business anywhere near the tech industry.
Most of the aesthetic stuff is just opinion, (I had to take a bit to get used to the Vista/7 UI before I was cool with it) but functionality is not. And when you design a UI with only one functionality in mind, it should NEVER be shoehorned into another like they did here.
Bottom line for me, there should have been a separate build of Win 8 for traditional control schemes, which very much still have a place in the modern world, functionality should not have been removed or hidden, and the fact that Microsoft doesn't understand these things severely undermines their credibility, past successes be damned.
Also, fun fact: The school laptop I'm writing this on was shipped with Windows 8 pre-installed. They had the good sense to install 7 overtop it.
Commented 10 years ago2013-12-04 13:31:38 UTC
in journal: #8297Comment #61129
Hopefully not. $250 is my definite max budget though, and that's if I stretch my food budget a bit thin. I don't really know enough about commercial mics to get a baseline cost, though.
Commented 10 years ago2013-11-25 15:49:25 UTC
in journal: #8290Comment #61123
I told you not to get caught! Also, because I needed to reopen prisoner intake, my prison went from just under capacity to 20 over. This will be...fun?
Commented 10 years ago2013-10-26 13:41:27 UTC
in journal: #8275Comment #61114
"Wait, I thought Jeff was 14 or so..."
"Happy birthday Jeff. I'm a bit surprised you're 18 already, I was under the impression that you were 16 or something. Come to think of it, you probably were the last time I asked."
"Happy bday mate. I thought you were older. Like 21 or something."
"Same as TJB." ("Holy crap, you're much younger than I thought you were.")
Commented 10 years ago2013-10-26 13:36:05 UTC
in journal: #8275Comment #61113
Went to dinner with friends. Split spicy wings for dessert. Didn't drink, went back to dorm, played video games. Previous night they baked me a cake under the guise of a movie night.
Commented 10 years ago2013-08-31 16:38:36 UTC
in journal: #8235Comment #49482
Fish that mofo ate, octopus tentacles, was nice, yet everyone lost their appetite. They contemplated removing their eyes and whispered "Hallelujah". However, Death often anthropomorphizes them into
Commented 10 years ago2013-08-21 00:20:47 UTC
in journal: #8225Comment #63360
One of the reasons I liked Dishonored so much is that it is very much designed to empower the player, and not just in terms of gameplay. Outside the storyline cutscenes that occur primarily in the "hub" map, rather than during missions, (which are skip-able) every single script can be interrupted at any time in any way, up to your discretion and/or lack of skill at stealth. For a game with a linear story, it has the most non-linear gameplay and level design in any first-person game I've played that's come out in the last decade.
In a more general context: They player should always be in control, even when they're not. If they die, that should be their fault, not because they triggered the wrong script. If they want to stop an enemy from doing something, they should be at least able to try. They player should, within reason, be able to go where they want, when they want, to do what they want. That's why we play games rather than watching a movie or reading a book. Both are great pastimes when you've got a quality one. But neither gives us a choice.
I think what they're doing is trying to make the games accessible to everyone and thus dumbing it down for the lowest-common denominator. However, the "lowest-common denominator" they're looking at is the kind who would much rather just watch a movie, and as such, have no reason to be playing a game in the first place.
This comment was made on an article that has been deleted.
Commented 10 years ago2013-08-16 13:29:14 UTC
in journal: #8223Comment #62546
*thumper.
I don't really know all that much about Tarot reading. It could be real, but it's likely just a collection of cards and rules that are worded in a way it could apply to anyone with a decent degree of success.
Commented 10 years ago2013-08-13 11:48:46 UTC
in journal: #8219Comment #61094
Wow, didn't think I'd get such a resounding "No", I thought if anything it'd be mixed. Alright then, it'll stay. I might have need of an additional alias sometime, might as well not use it up fixing what's not broke.
Commented 10 years ago2013-07-31 23:58:03 UTC
in journal: #8211Comment #58327
I know the first time I saw a squatting toilet was a few days ago. Luckily, I was watching anime, not going to the bathroom. Because I would have had no clue what to do before I read that article.
This comment was made on an article that has been deleted.
D
I miss green. It must be nice to not have a foot and a half of snow on the sides of the roads.
Well that's a disappointing end to the satire.
Also did not know that there was such a... long and in-depth testing process to ensure the surgery worked.
If Rim has a lucid moment in between takes of the stone meds, let him know Canada is supporting him as well!
I guess operations are fun? You get nice painkillers or something...
It's a very new program (Hell, it's a very new school) in terms of the timeframe most universities use, but it's quite good.
EDIT: Good thing crappy pictures are allowed, it doesn't seem to like tablet input very much.
Unfortunately, as much as I love satire, balance must be maintained. 1 Star.
Google could probably build a Metal Gear right now.
It just shouldn't be used with a keyboard and mouse. Microsoft didn't give anyone the option because they wanted to sell more surface tablets.
And if they think they can or should do away with the keyboard and mouse control scheme, they have no business anywhere near the tech industry.
Most of the aesthetic stuff is just opinion, (I had to take a bit to get used to the Vista/7 UI before I was cool with it) but functionality is not. And when you design a UI with only one functionality in mind, it should NEVER be shoehorned into another like they did here.
Bottom line for me, there should have been a separate build of Win 8 for traditional control schemes, which very much still have a place in the modern world, functionality should not have been removed or hidden, and the fact that Microsoft doesn't understand these things severely undermines their credibility, past successes be damned.
Also, fun fact: The school laptop I'm writing this on was shipped with Windows 8 pre-installed. They had the good sense to install 7 overtop it.
And I'll probably be back at my folks place when this happens...
I told you not to get caught!
Also, because I needed to reopen prisoner intake, my prison went from just under capacity to 20 over.
This will be...fun?
"Happy birthday Jeff. I'm a bit surprised you're 18 already, I was under the impression that you were 16 or something. Come to think of it, you probably were the last time I asked."
"Happy bday mate. I thought you were older. Like 21 or something."
"Same as TJB." ("Holy crap, you're much younger than I thought you were.")
Make up your mind, lol.
Previous night they baked me a cake under the guise of a movie night.
Where did you get the watch parts, and what kind of process do you go through to braid and attach the cord?
And besides, all advertisements need to be a little wanky. You have just the right amount of wank.
In a more general context:
They player should always be in control, even when they're not. If they die, that should be their fault, not because they triggered the wrong script. If they want to stop an enemy from doing something, they should be at least able to try. They player should, within reason, be able to go where they want, when they want, to do what they want. That's why we play games rather than watching a movie or reading a book. Both are great pastimes when you've got a quality one. But neither gives us a choice.
I think what they're doing is trying to make the games accessible to everyone and thus dumbing it down for the lowest-common denominator. However, the "lowest-common denominator" they're looking at is the kind who would much rather just watch a movie, and as such, have no reason to be playing a game in the first place.
I don't really know all that much about Tarot reading. It could be real, but it's likely just a collection of cards and rules that are worded in a way it could apply to anyone with a decent degree of success.
Never seen it.
Alright then, it'll stay. I might have need of an additional alias sometime, might as well not use it up fixing what's not broke.
EDIT: Wait, simg isn't supported in journals?
As for my favorite game characters... hm... That's a tough one.
I guess Sheik (The Legend of Zelda, but more for her Smash Bros appearances) and... eh... male characters... male characters...
Three Dog from Fallout 3 is a pretty cool guy.
Luckily, I was watching anime, not going to the bathroom. Because I would have had no clue what to do before I read that article.